10. Web Platform Advantages
• Ubiquity
• Existing Staff & Infrastructure
• Linking & Search Engines
• Bookmarking & Social
• Ecosystem
• No Gatekeepers
11. Web Platform Drawbacks
• Functionality lags behind native
o Catching up quickly: Touch, Custom Fonts, Geolocation,
Hardware-Acceleration, Offline, ...
• No universal, integrated payment system
o Several companies trying though
o Can use "app wrappers" for app store distribution
• Immature development frameworks & tools
o Many companies entering this space, but still early
12. Examples
• USA Today: optimus.usatoday.com
• NPR: www.npr.org/webapp
• NY Times: www.nytimes.com/chrome
• Fun HTML5 Demos:
o html5advent.com
o chromeexperiments.com
